About this title: Jocasta & the Famished Cat by Anatole France. A Translation by Agnes Farley. NOTE When, in 1879. Monsieur France published Jocaste et Le Chat Maigre, his first work of fiction, it contained a preface comprising a d edicato ry letter addressed to Monsieur Charles Edmond and a story entitled Andre. The latter, when, in 1885, he put together his book, Le Livre de mon Ami, was transferred to the new volume. The former disappeared from the later editions of Jocaste. As nothing that comes from the great writer's pen can fail to interest, the dedicatory letter is here reproduced, with a word or two ...
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Description: Good, edge & shelf wear. 249 p. 22 cm. The works of Anatole France, in an English translation, ed. by Frederic Chapman. Translation of the author's Jocaste et Le chat maigre. read more
Binding: Decorative Cloth
Publisher: Bodley Head, London
Date Published: 1924
Description: Very Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Bound in decorative orange cloth with gilt titling. In very good-condition. Sunning to spine, minor rubbing to cover edges, browning to end papers, otherwise clean internally. Binding is very good. 248 pages. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: John Lane The Bodley Head, London UK
Date Published: 1924
Description: Book Very Good. No Dustjacket. Volume I. 7 1/2" Tall. 248 pages incl appendix Clean orange cloth covered boards with impressed, blind decoration and lettering to front board and gilt titles to spine. Very light browning to flyleaf, slight sooty marks to boards & spine, otherwise in nice condition throughout. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Lane-The Bodley Head
Date Published: 1925
Description: Very Good. Minerva Edition by Library Press. 248 pages Tranlated by Farley. Brown cloth hardboard. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: John Lane The Bodley Head, London UK
Date Published: 1923
Description: Book is Very Good ++ No Dustjacket. 7 1/2" Tall. xi + 248 pages. Very clean orange cloth covered boards with impressed, blind decoration and lettering to front board and gilt titles to spine. Very light browning to flyleaf, otherwise in almost near fine condition throughout. read more
Publisher: John Lane, The Bodley Head, London
Date Published: 1922
Description: Later edition. Translated by Agnes Farley. Very good with small tears on the spinal extremities and a bookplate on the front pastedown. Without a dustwrapper as issued. One book of a set. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lane/ Bodley Head, London
Date Published: 1923
Description: Reprint Hardback. Very Good+/ Dj Very good+. xi, 248pp Translated by Agnes Farley. The New Popular edition series. Orange embossed decorated covers with gilt tile on spine. Spine on dust jacket is lightly sunned, price 2/6 intact. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wildside Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781434476210ISBN:1434476219
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781406724622ISBN:1406724629
Description: Very Good. Library edition of The works of Anatole France in English; , Hardback, published by John Lane 1925 All in very good condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Unknown
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781406724622ISBN:1406724629
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wildside Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781434476227ISBN:1434476227
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Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 8.5 by 5 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00268 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback ) read more
Description: BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. 8.5 by 5 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00268 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Hardcover ) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Bodley Head, London
Date Published: 1923
Description: Translated into English. No dust jacket. Binding splitting at the front. Marks on some pages. Backstrip faded in colour. Covers marked. Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. Ships with. read more
Description: [Bodley Head 1912 1st Ed hardback] 248 pages+adverts; rough cut edges; original red cloth/gilt decorated boards; no dustwrapper; [Very Good] read more
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